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MIDDLETOWN — A proposal for a six-story, 89-unit apartment building at the corner of Broad and College streets has all the necessary approvals, and construction is scheduled to start in the spring. Massachusetts-based Hajjar Management Co. received approval Wednesday from the town's planning and zoning commission and its redevelopment agency. The Design Review and Preservation Board also issued a favorable opinion on the project. "They say they want to start construction as soon as spring begins," Planning Director Michiel Wackers said on Friday. He said the planning and zoning approval came with a condition that Hajjar officials meet with the Design Review and...

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MIDDLETOWN — A proposal for a six-story, 89-unit apartment building at the corner of Broad and College streets has all the necessary approvals, and construction is scheduled to start in the spring.Massachusetts-based Hajjar Management Co. received...

HARTFORD — The developers of the new apartments near the train station on Allyn Street don't have the luxury of pushing views of the state Capitol or Bushnell Park, except for some units that look out on a sliver of the state Capitol dome.
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HARTFORD — The Capital Region Development Authority will seek another $60 million from the state for housing development in downtown to build on the latest wave of new apartment construction.CRDA has requested that $30 million be included in each of the...

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SIMSBURY — After years of construction, two apartment complexes on the Dorset Crossing property on Route 10 are slated for completion this spring.Ojakian Commons, which is for people with disabilities, and the Eastpointe complex are expected to be...

HARTFORD — The first downtown apartments in the former office tower at 777 Main St. will be ready in April — and the project's developer said the $85 million conversion could earn the highest rating for energy efficiency and conservation.
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HARTFORD — When new leaders took control of the beleaguered Jumoke Academy this summer, one of their first reforms was getting former CEO Michael Sharpe to vacate an apartment that he rented at a discount from the charter school group.But Sharpe wasn't...

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The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Mark Greenberg, the Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, and his campaign committee for failing to pay a...

The website Airbnb.com has been a growing presence in Connecticut's rental market for several years, but zoning and building officials have just begun considering the implications on local laws.
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